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Palaeomutela triangulata

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Palaeomutelidae

Taxonomy
Solonodon triangulatum was named by Liang (1982). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Suolun, Ke'erqin Youyi Qianqi, which is in a Capitanian marine horizon in the Suolun Formation of China. It is the type species of Solonodon.

It was recombined as Palaeomutela triangulata by Fang et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Solonodon triangulatum Liang
2009Palaeomutela triangulata Fang et al. p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyPalaeomuteloideaLahusen 1897
familyPalaeomutelidaeWeir 1967
genusPalaeomutelaAmalitsky 1892
speciestriangulata(Liang 1982)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2023-04-05 12:49:19
Modified: 2023-04-05 12:49:19
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Silantiev and Carter 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Solonodon triangulatum (type locality: 111762)